"In the worst case, the government would face a liquidity shortfall and, for example, could not pay wages or pensions, " said David Hauner, a strategist at Bank of America.
Even wines with particularly high acidity like the 2010 Hauner Salina Bianco, a mostly Malvasia white wine from Sicily, or the 2009 Grosjean Petite Arvine, a white wine from the alpine climes of the Valle d'Aoste were acceptable with a bit of pasta or a piece of cheese on the side.